I'd say 1914.  The early 1900s were a lot like the late 1800s from what I know of history.

New Year's Day?

New Year's Day?


1900 or 1901?  ;D

Seriously, I know they starting Jan 1, 1901, but when would you say we moved from horse carraiges and the Wild West to the mechanical age?

1900 or 1901?  ;D

Seriously, I know they starting Jan 1, 1901, but when would you say we moved from horse carraiges and the Wild West to the mechanical age?
Henry Ford had an engine running by 1893 but it was 1896 before he built his first car. By the end of the year Ford had sold his first car. So 1896, for the motor car.

^ True, but cars didn't become popular to the extent of there being paved roads across much of the country until, I think, the 1920's. It wasn't even until the 40's that most people could afford to own one.

I'd also say the 1900's were still alot like the 19th century, just from what I've seen of the ways of life. I think horse & buggy's pretty much took a backseat (no pun intended!) to cars in the late 1910's. So maybe WW1 was kind of the holdover period - I'd definitely say anything after it ended was 20th century.

Interesting note, but in the 90's, I once heard -- on Letterman, of all places -- a guest say, "My grandpa was born in 1892. And things were more similar 400 years earlier then they were 20 years later." I still remember that line 10 years later, 'cause of how accurate/interesting it seemed to me.

Thomas Edison came up with electricity in the late 1800's (I had a book on him once - great stuff, but I unfortunately lost it some time ago), so I think that, as well as plumbing also became big in the 1910 time frame.

Most people I know didn't get cars till the mid to late 20's. Ford's T came down in price as he kept mass produceing them. You couldn't run them in the winter, no plowed roads, and no anti-freeze. You used alcohol, and it boiled over real quick, so most drained them for the winter and stored them. In the spring the roads were mud and you couldn't get through in the country. They were a rich man's toy. By the mid 20's there was more money to buy things like that, and people did. At least till 29 when the market crashed

New Year's Day?
January 1st 1900

Unless you're one of those who think the 20th century started on January 1st 1901

Technically it started Jan. 1, 1901 and ended Dec. 31, 2000.

Most people I know didn't get cars till the mid to late 20's. Ford's T came down in price as he kept mass produceing them. You couldn't run them in the winter, no plowed roads, and no anti-freeze. You used alcohol, and it boiled over real quick, so most drained them for the winter and stored them. In the spring the roads were mud and you couldn't get through in the country. They were a rich man's toy. By the mid 20's there was more money to buy things like that, and people did. At least till 29 when the market crashed


Interesting info - thanks. :)

I know 1908 was the 'breakthrough' year for the Model T, but it makes sense that it would take another couple decades before the masses started to be able to afford them (I guess having a car in 1910 would be like having a DVD player in 1997).

Wasn't it about 1940-50 before they became to where anyone could afford one? My grandpa was born in 1900 (there's about 40 years difference between him & my dad, then another 40+ years from him to me, explaining the huge generation gap), and he didn't even drive until he was around 45, I believe.

I would say the century started at the conclusion of WWI.  The political and social upheavals brought
about by the war were unprecedented in recorded history.

1917 for America. It was the year we entered The Great War.

1900 or 1901?  ;D

Seriously, I know they starting Jan 1, 1901, but when would you say we moved from horse carraiges and the Wild West to the mechanical age?


1910's or 1920's, definitely.

Geo-politically speaking, it started on June 28th, 1914 and ended on September 11th, 2001. 

January 22, 1901, the end of the Victorian Era, not only in the midst of a culturally transformative stretch of time, but also a mere three weeks after the factual beginning of the 20th century.

Culturally, it pretty much started right on time just like 2001 has been for the 21st century. In addition to Queen Victoria's death in 1901, you also had US President William McKinley's assassination with Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt being the first modern president, and also the beginning of the end of the Gilded Age. It was also right around the time telephones, automobiles (and high-speed subways), and electricity started to really take off to truly begin the real modern age, with Modernism also beginning around this time. In sports, 1901 is also the beginning of the modern era of baseball, and the first of many genres of popular music in which the sale of phonograph records and also being a foundation for the music of the youth, Ragtime, started just a couple years prior, as did the beginning of motion pictures "movies", even if they were mostly just several minutes long at the time. The pre-WWI portion of the 20th century was popularly nostalgized as "Turn of the Century" or "Edwardian", as distinct for the "Gay Nineties/later Victorian Age". Of course, like the movie Titanic showed, there was still a large disparity by class even in developed countries, with the average person waiting until the 1920s to truly enjoy some of the new technology as described above in their homes, as the average person still used a horse & buggy and had gas power in their homes. Finally, Australia also became an independent commonwealth nation in 1901.

Starting point: Anytime between 1901 (end of Victorian era) and 1914 (assassination of Duke Franz Ferdinand/Start of WWI)

Ending point: Anytime between 1989 (Berlin Wall Fall) and 2001 (9/11)

Around the 1920s, the 20th century started from there. The First World War was like a transition between the 19th and 20th centuries.

1901

1901


I would think so too.

1901


Nice and simple!  :D

Around the 1920s, the 20th century started from there. The First World War was like a transition between the 19th and 20th centuries.


The technology used during WWI was pretty modern for its time, not 1800's at all.

For me, worldwide, 1914, 1917 for America.

Sometimes I even think 1916, or 1917.

It's definitely when Queen Victoria died in 1901 for a symbolic start. That ended a very important era in human history.

I think if you want the first year that truly feels removed from the 19th century, it has to be 1921 after WW1 was over and the Spanish flu was gone. Cars were common, commercial flights were happening, electrical lighting was commonplace, Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize (although it was in 1922 when he was awarded it, and for the photoelectric effect instead of relativity), and Jazz and its unstructured cacophony took off.

It's definitely when Queen Victoria died in 1901 for a symbolic start. That ended a very important era in human history.

I think if you want the first year that truly feels removed from the 19th century, it has to be 1921 after WW1 was over and the Spanish flu was gone. Cars were common, commercial flights were happening, electrical lighting was commonplace, Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize (although it was in 1922 when he was awarded it, and for the photoelectric effect instead of relativity), and Jazz and its unstructured cacophony took off.


Weird that you say that. I'm starting to feel that we're slowly moving away from the 20th century!

IN
1900
GOD
DAMMIT

They even named a omnivorous mammal film studio after it!

They even named a omnivorous mammal film studio after it!


You mean this one?  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsa1ZvzFgvU

You mean this one?  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsa1ZvzFgvU
Close enough?  ;D

Close enough?  ;D


It was in the ballpark.  :D

IN
1900
GOD
DAMMIT
It was on that day January 1st 1900 (Monday) when The Fists of Righteous Harmony, popularly known as the "Boxers", stepped up their opposition to the foreign presence in China, killing the first foreign missionary. Reverend S.M. Brooke from Britain was kidnapped on the day before while returning to his home in Tainanfu, and beheaded on New Year's Day.

It was on that day January 1st 1900 (Monday) when The Fists of Righteous Harmony, popularly known as the "Boxers", stepped up their opposition to the foreign presence in China, killing the first foreign missionary. Reverend S.M. Brooke from Britain was kidnapped on the day before while returning to his home in Tainanfu, and beheaded on New Year's Day.
What a wonderful way to start a new year?

You mean this one?  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsa1ZvzFgvU


That about sums it up.

IN
1901
GOD
DAMMIT


Fix'd. :P

1900 is still 19th century. ;D

Fix'd. :P

1900 is still 19th century. ;D



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsa1ZvzFgvU


;D

Fix'd. :P

1900 is still 19th century. ;D


Holy crap, does that mean that the 21st century began in 2001??  ???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsa1ZvzFgvU


;D


Now, now AL, precision, precision!  :D

Holy crap, does that mean that the 21st century began in 2001??  ???
Oh dear!  :(

Oh dear!  :(


Change the original answer?

Change the original answer?
I am not doing the maths on it!

Fix'd. :P

1900 is still 19th century. ;D
Is 1901 a Prime Number?

Is 1901 a Prime Number?


It looks like it.

Now, now AL, precision, precision!  :D


1900, 1901, 1914, 1967...what's the difference???  8)

It looks like it.
Is there a formula?

Is there a formula?


If there is, then whoever figures it out is a shoo-in for the Nobel Prize in centuryology.  :D

If there is, then whoever figures it out is a shoo-in for the Nobel Prize in centuryology.  :D
O0

If there is, then whoever figures it out is a shoo-in for the Nobel Prize in centuryology.  :D
Let me get started!

Is there a formula?


No. I tried doing it in my head and got up to dividing it by 43, but gave up and cheated and looked on Google. But there is no formula. People use computers, so I made my own script in about ~10 minutes. There might be a more efficient way of doing it :o

https://i.imgur.com/h3dWF4Z.png

edit: I spelt "divisible" wrong  :-[

No. I tried doing it in my head and got up to dividing it by 43, but gave up and cheated and looked on Google. But there is no formula. People use computers, so I made my own script in about ~10 minutes. There might be a more efficient way of doing it :o

https://i.imgur.com/h3dWF4Z.png

edit: I spelt "divisible" wrong  :-[


So after all of your calculations, when did the 20th century start??? ???

1900, 1901, 1914, 1967...what's the difference???  8)
I'll blame the Gregorian's and their calendar!

No. I tried doing it in my head and got up to dividing it by 43, but gave up and cheated and looked on Google. But there is no formula. People use computers, so I made my own script in about ~10 minutes. There might be a more efficient way of doing it :o

https://i.imgur.com/h3dWF4Z.png

edit: I spelt "divisible" wrong  :-[


AArrrrrgggghhhhh! I can't work the devise!!!  >:(  >:(  >:(

No. I tried doing it in my head and got up to dividing it by 43, but gave up and cheated and looked on Google. But there is no formula. People use computers, so I made my own script in about ~10 minutes. There might be a more efficient way of doing it :o

https://i.imgur.com/h3dWF4Z.png

edit: I spelt "divisible" wrong  :-[
Your first steps towards a Nobel Prize?

1900, 1901, 1914, 1967...what's the difference???  8)


1967 seems too late to start the 20th century. lol

1900, 1901, 1914, 1967...what's the difference???  8)
How many generations difference?

So after all of your calculations, when did the 20th century start??? ???


January 1, 1901 according to my findings.

https://i.imgur.com/qKetAfm.png


Your first steps towards a Nobel Prize?


That's my dream!!


1967 seems too late to start the 20th century. lol


1967 is not a prime number, it is divisible by 7.


AArrrrrgggghhhhh! I can't work the devise!!!  >:(  >:(  >:(


Fatal system error!!

January 1, 1901 according to my findings.

https://i.imgur.com/qKetAfm.png



http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s78/AL-B_photos/applause.gif


Now was that so hard???  :D

Holy crap, does that mean that the 21st century began in 2001??  ???


Didn't it start in 2000? ???

Didn't it start in 2000? ???


Nope, 2001!

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s78/AL-B_photos/applause.gif


Now was that so hard???  :D
So the history books now have to be rewritten?

Didn't it start in 2000? ???


You're asking someone who is asking someone else!  ;D

http://www.addletters.com/pictures/bart-simpson-generator/bart-simpson-generator.php?line=The+20th+Century+started+on+January+1st%2C+1901%21

http://www.addletters.com/pictures/bart-simpson-generator/bart-simpson-generator.php?line=The+20th+Century+started+on+January+1st%2C+1901%21


Did you make that?  :o

We need to inform the general population that a century starts with a '1' year, not a '0' year.

Some of the answers in this thread make me wonder if people in the future will think of the '00s and the '10s as part of the 20th century. 

Did you make that?  :o
I generated it...

Some of the answers in this thread make me wonder if people in the future will think of the '00s and the '10s as part of the 20th century. 
Only the year 2000, the final year, is a part of the 20th Century. 2001 onwards (till 2100) is the 21st Century.

Should 1901 be added to the above poll?

Should 1901 be added to the above poll?


Is it too late?  ???

Is it too late?  ???
The original setter of this thread is long gone now, but can a mod still do it?

The way I now see it, is that with some historical knowledge, the 0 (zero) as a number did not exist in ancient times. So when it came to the numbering of years it went from 1 BC straight to 1 AD, missing out the number 0. So in the following years 1 AD to the end of 100 AD became the 1st Century, 101 AD to the end of 200 AD became the 2nd Century, and so on... the years 1801 AD to the end of 1900 AD became the 19th Century, thus making 1901 AD to the end of 2000 AD became the 20th Century. Solved!

So the history books now have to be rewritten?


I guess so.

The way I now see it, is that with some historical knowledge, the 0 (zero) as a number did not exist in ancient times. So when it came to the numbering of years it went from 1 BC straight to 1 AD, missing out the number 0. So in the following years 1 AD to the end of 100 AD became the 1st Century, 101 AD to the end of 200 AD became the 2nd Century, and so on... the years 1801 AD to the end of 1900 AD became the 19th Century, thus making 1901 AD to the end of 2000 AD became the 20th Century. Solved!


Karma.